UAE VAT Update: the new service on the FTA portal – the Clearance Certificate Request

The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has recently announced the issuance of the Clearance Certificate as an additional service on its portal.

As of now, the FTA has not released its guidance on the newly released services. Generally, the Clearance Certificate is an official confirmation provided by the Tax Authority that a tax registrant’s standing is current and tax affairs are in order.

This service is available only for the tax registrants and the form can be found on the e-services page.

We understand that the said Certificate can be issued for the following reasons:

Ownership Change

Business Closing

Below Voluntary Threshold

Below Mandatory Threshold

The applicants would be required to submit the relevant supporting documents and comments to justify the request for a clearance certificate

We expect the FTA to release a guide explaining the use of this option, examples of the supporting evidence and the process it would follow on submission of the form.

We foresee that the form can be used where the businesses need to provide documentary evidence of the tax and penalties outstanding during liquidation, cancellation of licenses, ownership change in the company. The FTA would do the necessary checks and request for additional documents before issuing the Clearance Certificate.

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